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US, South Korea say North Korean missile test fails
Date: 2017-03-22 08:06:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:6731032
WASHINGTON, March 22 (MENA) - The United States and South Korea say a North Korean missile test Wednesday ended in failure, Voice of America reported. A spokesman for the US Pacific Command said the missile appeared to have exploded within ....
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Intelligence shows Al Qaeda affiliate trying to hide explosives in electronic devices: Report
Date: 2017-03-22 07:21:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:6731030
WASHINGTON, March 22 (MENA) - An Al Qaeda affiliate is honing its methods for hiding explosives in electronic devices, CNN reported citing a US official. The Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is looking to exploit batteries and their ....
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UK flight ban on electronic devices announced
Date: 2017-03-21 20:03:15 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:90 - ID:6730727
LONDON, March 21 (MENA) - The British government has announced a cabin baggage ban on laptops on direct passenger flights to the UK from Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia, the BBC reported Tuesday. The ban, which also ....
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British newspaper: If Erdogan wins Turkey referendum, the Arab world will 'catch on fire'
Date: 2017-03-21 15:03:17 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:68 - ID:6730081
LONDON, March 21 (MENA) - Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is putting up a tough fight for a constitutional reform that would see him awarded a swathe of new powers, said British newspaper "Daily Express". Voters will head to the polls on ....
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UK Foreign Secretary to visit Moscow next week - Russian source
Date: 2017-03-21 14:37:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:64 - ID:6730232
MOSCOW, March 21 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is expected to visit Moscow next week to have talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, a diplomatic source told TASS on Tuesday. "Boris Johnson will arrive in the Russian ....
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6,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean as traffic grow: IOM
Date: 2017-03-21 14:35:00 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:62 - ID:6730252
GENEVA, March 21 MENA - More than 6,000 migrants have been rescued on the central Mediterranean route from Libya to Italy in the last few days, as greater numbers take to the sea in warmer weather, Euronews quoted the International Organization for ....
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Ivanka Trump to get access to classified material with West Wing office
Date: 2017-03-21 13:44:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:51 - ID:6730070
WASHINGTON, March 21 (MENA) - Cementing her role as a powerful White House influence, Ivanka Trump is working out of a West Wing office and will get access to classified information, though she is not technically serving as a government employee, an ....
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Premature to speak of Tillerson's meeting with Putin - Kremlin
Date: 2017-03-21 12:31:04 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:6730022
MOSCOW, March 21 (MENA) - A State Department spokesperson told Sputnik early Tuesday that Tillerson planned to travel to Russia in April, following media reports naming April 12 as the date of his visit. The US Embassy in Russia stated that there ....
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2 dead, several injured in riot at Guatemala prison
Date: 2017-03-21 09:52:36 GMT - Guatemala - World - SN:16 - ID:6729423
GUATEMALA CITY, March 21 (MENA) - A riot erupted Sunday at a prison for juveniles and adults, and authorities said two jail monitors were killed and several other people suffered injuries, reported ABC News. The incident came two weeks after ....
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Prosecutors question Park Geun-hye, former South Korean leader, in corruption inquiry
Date: 2017-03-21 08:23:58 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:6729383
SEOUL, March 21 (MENA) - Park Geun-hye, the now-former president of South Korea who this month was removed from office in a historic court ruling, was questioned at a prosecutors’ office on Tuesday in connection with allegations of bribery, ....